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Page 2 Sakonnet Times June 27, 2013 Man arrested for climbing Mt. Hope Bridge He and friend Saturday and took custody of er. The second man has report- gate a trespassing charge. posted YouTube video Christopher Aguiar, 30, of 52 edly been identified, but he has Troopers investigated social of ascent last October Greenfield Ave., Portsmouth, not yet been charged. media websites such as YouTube, according to Col. Steven G. Mr. Aguiar was released on Facebook, Soundclick and insta- O’Donnell, State Police superin- $500 surety bail and is scheduled gram which led to the positive A local man has been arrested tendent and commissioner of to appear in District Court in identification of the producer for climbing the Mt. Hope Bridge public safety. Newport on July 9. and narrator of the video as and posting a video of it on He was charged with willful The investigation into the Christopher Aguiar, according to YouTube. trespassing after being identified video, which was apparently Col. O’Donnell. Troopers were Image from the now-pulled Troopers from the Wickford as one of the two men in the recorded in October 2012, began also able to identify the second YouTube video taken, the two barracks of the R.I. State Police video — since taken down from in February, when the R.I. Turn- individual in the video who is climbers say, at the top of the Mt. responded to the Tiverton Police the website — that showed them pike and Bridge Authority (RIT- wanted on an affidavit and arrest Hope Bridge’s north tower. Department just before 2 a.m. on top of the bridge’s north tow- BA) asked State Police to investi- warrant in connection with this incident, he said. ‘Two idiots’ then toward the Newport Bridge The video starts with the two while one says that that will be young men — who described their next conquest. themselves as “two idiots” — Shortly after RITBA learned of shopping for flashlights in what the video, the footage vanished they say is a Tiverton CVS store. from YouTube and the bridge From there they drive toward the authority “referred the matter to bridge at night, pausing to take the Rhode Island State Police,” video footage of the bridge lights said Authority Chairman David from Common Fence Boulevard Darlington. Mr. Darlington in Portsmouth. declined further comment on Arriving at the bridge they dri- the episode except to say that ve across, pointing out the cable such behavior is both highly dan- they intend to climb. gerous and illegal. There is no filming of the actu- Bridge workers sometime scale al climb — one later chastises the the main cables to the top, other for messing up that part of always strapped in to hand-level the adventure. There is, however, cables on either side. The bridge footage of what appears to be the towers are 285 feet tall and rise two climbers celebrating at the about 140 feet above the bridge top. Strong winds can be heard as deck. they stand next to the tower’s A number of years ago, a video flashing red aircraft light. was shot of a man bungee-jump- Several times they aim the ing off the bridge. He said later camera at car headlights passing that he did it in hopes of getting a far below on the bridge deck — movie stuntman job. Asked one of the two contemplates about that by a reporter, a Holly- peeing on the vehicles (it is not wood stunt company said it does clear that he ever does). They not hire people on the basis of also film toward Fall River and reckless acts. 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FACEBOOK: shortly after 9 a.m. and the unmanned 13- The brainchild of friends Dylan Rodriguez “As far as Scout goes, we have sealed the https://www.facebook.com/Scout foot car- and Max Kramers, Scout was built in the deck, faired the carbon tapes that join the Transatlantic bon fiber Rodriguez garage over three summers by a deck and hull, and are currently working on TWITTER: boat will growing group of mostly Tiverton engineer- finishing the paint job. “ https://twitter.com/ScoutTRANSAT putter ing students. Now for the most exciting phase of the To subscribe to our Twitter feed (the south past Since no boat has ever accomplished such Scout project, they continue — “building the occasional short update message) on Sakonnet a feat, it has been a process of overcoming reinforcement on the hull where we can your cellphone, you can send a text mes- P oint, challenges and setbacks, the team said. smash a champagne bottle. We will be sage that says “follow scouttransat” to eventually The latest of these had nothing to do with streaming the event live for those unable to 40404. hanging a carbon fiber or batteries. The group’s Scout attend.” Dylan Rodriguez and Brendan left into website was shut down just as launching day The builders plan to follow along in a sail- Prior testing Scout on Tiver- theapproached. boat “until our food runs out” and then let “We suggest following Scout on Facebook ton’s Nanaquaket Pond. A tlantic “First off, the team would like to apologize Scout loose. Satellite tracking equipment and Twitter as we will be posting all updates Ocean. If for the lack of communication over the past should provide updates on location as well there until we get our website back up and all goes as her builders hope, Scout will fol- few days. The team is working frantically to as ocean temperature, salinity and more. running. 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And TIVERTON — A one-acre piece and its beach in favor of the neigh- between the south end of High of public land at the south end of bors nearby residents on Monday Hill Road, and the 500 foot no- High Hill Road — which gives night June 17. It approved a man- parking zone near Fogland — access to a south-facing Sakonnet agement plan for the property about 0.4 miles — there are at River beach — is at the center of a that eliminates any provision for least seven additional No Parking dispute pitting neighborhood parking, effectively limiting beach signs. property owners against other vis- access across the land to those “If they’re not in the ordinance, itors to the land. within walking distance. they have no value and cannot be The dispute has also raised the Earlier drafts of the plan provid- enforced,” said Tiverton Police questions of whether nearly the ed parking for two cars — presum- Chief Thomas Blakey of the no entire southern length of High Hill ably along High Hill Road.